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Sergi Bruguera #11 def. Karel Novacek #15

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date	May 15, 1993*
Tournament	Rome Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Sergi Bruguera
Score	6-4 6-1
Loser	Karel Novacek
Duration	1h 5m

Stat	Sergi Bruguera	Karel Novacek
Aces	0	2
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	90	81
First serve points won %	75	59
Second serve points won %	80	38
Break points saved %	—	0
Break points converted %	100	—
Service points won %	76	55
Return points won %	45	24
Total points won %	62	38

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Sergi Bruguera	Karel Novacek
Country	ESP	CZE
Birth date	Jan 16, 1971	Mar 30, 1965
Age	22	28
Height	188	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	11	15
Ranking points (entering)	1,837	1,533
Elo (entering)	1,952	1,885
Career W-L	414–255	287–231
Career earnings	$11,632,199	$3,729,540

Pre-match H2H

Sergi Bruguera 4 – 0 Karel Novacek

Path

Sergi Bruguera's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 13, 1993	R32	Francisco Clavet	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
May 12, 1993	R64	Stefano Pescosolido	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Sergi Bruguera's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 16, 1993	QF	Jim Courier	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Karel Novacek's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 13, 1993	R32	Nicklas Kulti	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 12, 1993	R64	Jaime Yzaga	7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data